Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and 15th in population. Population is growing slowly but steadily. Roughly 4% of the population was born outside of the country. The capitol and most famous city is Indianapolis. Like its neighbor Illinois, Indiana has a generally hot humid summer climate and cold dry winters. The state is prone to thunderstorms and snow as well. Surprisingly, the state also has a large number of tornados per year.
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Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and 15th in population. Population is growing slowly but steadily. Roughly 4% of the population was born outside of the country. The capitol and most famous city is Indianapolis. Like its neighbor Illinois, Indiana has a generally hot humid summer climate and cold dry winters. The state is prone to thunderstorms and snow as well. Surprisingly, the state also has a large number of tornados per year.
Though one would think otherwise, Indiana (particularly the Calumet area) is the country’s largest steel producer. In addition, Indiana has a particularly strong pharmaceutical sector as well. Eli Lilly, for example, calls the state its home.
Indiana also produces corn and soy beans.
Indiana’s ports are also crucial to its trade. The ports transport over 70 million tons each year, ranking Indiana 14th in the nation
The state has 4 major airports, Indianapolis International Airport being the most important. Due to the large number of Interstate Highways that pass through Indiana, some know it as the Crossroads of America.
Indiana’s legendary basketball reputation doesn’t necessarily come from its professional team, the Indiana Pacers, but instead from the from the state’s high school basketball team. It’s called Hoosier Hysteria and is a state wide, if not nation wide attraction. The state’s football team, the Indianapolis Colts is well known for its star quarterback, Peyton Manning especially.
Well known universities in the state include the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University, Indiana State University, and Indiana University.
Indiana has typically excluded itself from the nation’s daylight savings time program, but some counties in particular unofficially have adopted it. This has caused some confusion, particularly for people that are not residents of the state, and there is a continuing debate as to whether or not the state is in the country’s eastern time zone or in the central time zone.
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